Freezer Slow Cooker Sausage Spinach Tomato Soup Recipe

By á-2904

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground sweet or spicy Italian sausage (We prefer spicy. Note: If you can only find sausage links, remove the casing before cooking.)
• 24 oz jar of pasta sauce
• 1 can of cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 box of frozen chopped spinach
• 1/2 pound of carrots (about 4 large carrots), peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 small yellow onion, diced (about one cup)
• 4 cups of chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked pasta (I like to use elbow macaroni or ditalini)

Preparation

Step 1

Brown the sausage in a pan.
Add the sausage and the rest of ingredients (except the pasta) to your slow cooker and cook on the “low” setting for 6-8 hours.
Add pasta the last 15 minutes of cooking and turn the heat to “high.”
To Freeze and Cook Later
Add all ingredients to a gallon-sized plastic freezer bag (except chicken broth and pasta). When ready to eat, thaw overnight in refrigerator and dump into your slow cooker with chicken broth. Cook on “low” setting for 6-8 hours or until sausage is cooked through. Add pasta and turn heat to “high.”

Serve w/garlic bread